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title: "How Down Syndrome Affects Children's Speech Development?"
date: 2022-02-11
author: Stacie Bennett
excerpt: "In This Article What is Total Communication? What are the Language Characteristics of Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome? What are the Speech Characteristics of Children and Adolescents with..."
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# How Down Syndrome Affects Children's Speech Development?

#### In This Article

- What is Total Communication?
- What are the Language Characteristics of Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome?
- What are the Speech Characteristics of Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome?
- What can Parents Do to Help Kids with Down Syndrome Learn Speech?
-   - Activities for learning speech and language 
- The National Down Syndrome Society
-   - How Can I Get Help for My Child?